Earl of Sandwich

Earl of Sandwich is a hereditary British title of nobility in the Peerage of England, named after the town of Sandwich in England, which is supported by the Montague family.

The family seat is Mapperton in Dorset.

Award

The title was created in 1660 by Charles II and Sir Edward Montagu awarded. This was a famous admiral and politician, the particular operation the Stuart Restoration, after Oliver Cromwell supports up to his death.

Subordinate title

The Earl of Sandwich also still bears the subsidiary title Viscount Hinchingbrooke and Baron Mountagu, of St Neots in the County of Huntingdon. These titles were created in 1660 and belong to the Peerage of England.

The eldest son of the Earl used courtesy title Viscount Hinchingbrooke.

List of Earls of Sandwich (1660 )

• Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich ( 1625-1672 )
• Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Sandwich ( 1644-1689 )
• Edward Montagu, 3rd Earl of Sandwich ( 1670-1729 )
• John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich ( 1718-1792 )
• John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich ( 1744-1814 )
• George John Montagu, 6th Earl of Sandwich ( 1773-1818 )
• John William Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich ( 1811-1884 )
• Edward George Henry Montagu, 8th Earl of Sandwich ( 1839-1916 )
• George Charles Montagu, 9th Earl of Sandwich ( 1874-1962 )
• Alexander Victor Edward Paulet Montagu, 10th Earl of Sandwich ( 1906-1995 ) ( 1964 renounced the title )
• John Edward Hollister Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich ( b. 1943 )

The heir apparent is the elder son of the present Earl, Luke Timothy Charles Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke (* 1969).

Others

The sandwich called a sandwich for lunch is named after the fourth Earl. Supposedly he was making sandwiches, so he did not have to interrupt meals because of something as unimportant his bridge or cribbage games.

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